Sun Moon and Earth Systems

Sun Moon and Earth Systems

8th Grade

30 Qs

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Sun Moon and Earth Systems

Sun Moon and Earth Systems

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

30 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Jackson enjoys looking up at the night sky and writing about the variety of objects he sees. On one special occasion, he wrote in his journal that he saw a streak of light going across part of the sky. Which answer best describes what Jackson saw?

Meteorite: A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long tail as it nears the sun

Meteor: A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long tail as it nears the sun

Meteorite: A streak of light made when an object burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

Meteor: A streak of light made when an object burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Clara's grandfather is the captain of a cargo ship. He prefers to navigate his ship through the moderate neap tides. At these times, the line between Earth and the sun is at a right angle to the line between Earth and the moon. Which phase or phases of the moon describe this alignment?

first and third quarter

first quarter

full moon

full moon and new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Different alignments of the Earth, moon, and sun can cause phenomena to occur on Earth. These phenomena are caused by differences in gravitational pulls. What are these phenomena called?

tides

equinoxes

eclipses

full moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Changes in the moon's appearance are
phases
eclipses
stages
cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What causes the moon's phases
Where you are standing on Earth
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
The tilt of Earth
how fast the moon is moving

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
clockwise
counterclockwise
upwards
downwards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define Waxing
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
Completely illuminated
dark side is facing earth
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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